Montana love, January edition

So I did a little  Things I Will Miss post before I left California, and I did a Reasons I Love My New Home post after we'd been here a while. More surprising may be that I am still pretty happy here in the dead of winter.

I love ...

• Sunshine on fresh snow
• Clear air
• Footprints
• Gas fireplaces (all fireplaces actually)
• Wool socks
• BOGS
• Starry sky
• Rosy-cheeked, red-nosed little kids
• Flannel sheets
• Cautious drivers
• Cozy crocheted hats
• White Christmas
• Sledding
• Silvery-looking snowy pines on the mountainsides
• Hot cocoa
• Herbal tea
• Bad-weather camaraderie and community spirit
• 45 degrees and you feel like abandoning your jacket
• The walk and driveway all shoveled 
• The cry of one bird in winter silence

I will alert you now, there will be no post similar to this one in April or May when it is still snowing.